Principal Scientist limited until September 2027 (m/f/d)

Principal Scientist limited until September 2027 (m/f/d)

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Design, plan, perform/supervise and monitor all activities of assigned teams/ projects; handle several activities at a time; understand and meet customer needs
• Own and utilize complex tools/equipment or specialized facilities; ensure maintenance of infrastructure/equipment and required investments.
• Work according to appropriate standards as defined in Quality Manual, SOPs, ethical, health, safety, environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) guidelines; lead initiatives to proactively ensure compliance and continuous improvement; advise team members and ensure all own and team activities are aligned with overall clinical development process
• Interpret results, evaluate data, and draw relevant conclusions; supervise project related scientific/technical activities; perform complex tasks without having established procedures. Review and approve raw data generated by others.
• Write documents, e.g. protocols, scientific reports, lab procedures or SOPs; write scientific documents intended for external partners (e.g., other line units, authorities, external companies) or for generation of registration documents under minimal supervision; interact with authorities where appropriate.
• Communicate, address and solve problems (e.g. deviations and unexpected results from experiments) within own and broader area of responsibility; communicate effectively across organizational interfaces; lead the transfer of know-how or procedures to other departments or external contractors, including troubleshooting and on-site training; may require up to 5% travel.
• Actively contribute to budget and resource forecast as needed.
• Develop complex methods; lead the optimization of project related scientific/technical activities or processes, co-ordinate local team(s); drive development and implementation of new technologies.
• Provide scientific and technical guidance; perform information and literature searches; actively drive knowledge exchange. Develop, mentor and coach other scientific associates; present scientific/technical results and contribute to publications, and presentations.
• Lead assigned functional sub-teams; represent own function in technical teams and fulfill all project tasks and responsibilities related to the own discipline.
• Collaborate within own and with other groups. Identify and resolve conflict situations with empathy.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Science degree with PhD and 2 years relevant experience or
• Master of Science with 6 years of relevant experience or
• Bachelor of Science or equivalent technical education with 12 years relevant experience in industry or equivalent
• Awareness of safety regulations and for safe handling of chemicals and equipment.
• Thorough understanding of development activities and processes within own function and basic understanding of related functions
• Excellent theoretical and scientific knowledge in the relevant area (e.g. manufacturing, analytical, pharmaceutical)
• Strong scientific project management and leadership skills
• Good knowledge of relevant regulatory guidelines and good understanding of regulatory expectations
• Proficient with laboratory and/or technical tools (immuno essays).
• Good knowledge of software and computer tools.
• Proficient scientific/technical writing skills
• Fluent in English (oral or written)
• Basic skills in local site language, as required for the position

You’ll receive:

Sandoz has an employee-first approach and that’s why your personal growth is so important to us. You will have access to Coursera and other learning platforms with more than 200,000 learning videos and 5000+ courses.

In addition to the various learning opportunities, we offer company benefits, such as:

• 30 days of annual leave
• Additional rewards for special occasions (e.g. service length awards, marriage celebration, etc.)
• Company pension schemes and capital formation benefits
• Parental leave
• Other offerings, such as bike leasing

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

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Division

SANDOZ

Business Unit

Development

Location

Germany

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